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Mango

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The mango is an edible stone fruit of the tropical tree Mangifera indica, which originated in the northeastern part of South Asia, in what is now Bangladesh, northeastern India and Myanmar. Long cultivation across South and Southeast Asia produced two distinct cultivar lineages, the Indian and Southeast Asian types, and mango is the national fruit of India, Pakistan and the Philippines. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Scientific Name
Mangifera indica 2
Crop Class
Fruit 1
Domestication Region
Northeastern part of South Asia (Bangladesh, northeastern India, Myanmar) 2
Climate
Tropical 2
Classification
Life Cycle
Perennial 1
Primary Use
Food 1
Connections

Affected By

Capnodium mangiferae, Pests and Diseases
Source Capnodium mangiferae (Wikipedia)
Elsinoë mangiferae, Pests and Diseases
Source Elsinoë mangiferae (Wikipedia)
Erythricium salmonicolor, Pests and Diseases
Source Erythricium salmonicolor (Wikipedia)
Pestalotiopsis mangiferae, Pests and Diseases
Source Pestalotiopsis mangiferae (Wikipedia)

Associated With

Oriental Fruit Fly, Pests and Diseases

The oriental fruit fly is one of the most damaging quarantine pests of mango across Asia.

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Found In

South Asia

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Source Mango (Wikipedia)tier 2
Southeast Asia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Mango (Wikipedia)tier 2
Sources
1. Mango (Wikipedia)
  • lead: an edible stone fruit
  • lead: produced by the tropical tree Mangifera indica
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2. Mango (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead
    A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree Mangifera indica.
  • Lead section, scientific name
    Mangifera indica
  • Lead section, classification
    A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree Mangifera indica.
  • Lead section, domestication region
    It originated in the northeastern part of the South Asia, in what is now Bangladesh, northeastern India and Myanmar.
  • lead description or Wikipedia lead (primary-uses)
    The mango is an edible stone fruit of the tropical tree Mangifera indica, which originated in the northeastern part of South Asia, in what is now Bangladesh, northeastern India and Myanmar.
  • History section
    Mangoes originated from the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeastern India.
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Erythricium salmonicolor (Wikipedia)
Affected By: Erythricium salmonicolor, Article text
Quote, Affected By: Erythricium salmonicolor, Article text
The host plants of greatest importance include rubber, tea, coffee, cacao, grapefruit, orange, nutmeg, mango, apple, coca, and kola.
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Elsinoë mangiferae (Wikipedia)
Affected By: Elsinoë mangiferae, Article text
Quote, Affected By: Elsinoë mangiferae, Article text
It is an ascomycete plant pathogen native to tropical regions and specific for survival on only one host, the mango.
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Pestalotiopsis mangiferae (Wikipedia)
Affected By: Pestalotiopsis mangiferae, Article text
Quote, Affected By: Pestalotiopsis mangiferae, Article text
Pestalotiopsis mangiferae is a fungal plant pathogen infecting mangoes.
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Capnodium mangiferae (Wikipedia)
Affected By: Capnodium mangiferae, Article text
Quote, Affected By: Capnodium mangiferae, Article text
Capnodium mangiferae is a plant pathogen that causes mango black blight, forming black patches on mango leaves.
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